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Effects of Christianity on English Civilization Christianity on English civilisation had some effects. Buildings like churches, monasteries and Latin schools were built. Referring to Cable, A. C. (n. d. ). Orbis Latinus. Retrieved October 17, 2011, from Orbis Latinus Web Site http://www. orbilat. com/Influences_of_Romance/English/RIFL-English-Latin-The_Inflluences_on_Old_English. html, a Greek Bishop, Theodore of Tharus and his follower, Hadrian devoted their time and energy to teach poetry, art and astronomy in 669.
They was described by Bede as “of the greatest skill in both the Greek and Latin tongues “. A decade or two later Aldhelm carried on a similar work at Malmesbury. He was a remarkable classical scholar. He had an exceptional knowledge of Latin literature, and he wrote Latin verse with ease. While in the north, the school at York became in time almost as famous as that of Canterbury. The two monasteries of Wearmouth , (at Sunderland) and Jarrow were founded by Benedict Biscop who had been with Theodore and Hadrian at Canterbury.
He went on five trips to Rome and brought back a rich and valuable collection of books . His pupil was the Venerable Bede as a monk at Jarrow. According to the wikipidea. (n. d. ). Retrieved October 17, 2011, from wikipedia web site: http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Bede#Educational_works, Bede is well known as an author and scholar, and his most famous work, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People) gained him the title “The Father of English History”.
Bede was a skilled linguist and translator, and his work with the Latin and Greek writings of the early Church Fathers contributed significantly to English Christianity, making the writings much more accessible to his fellow Anglo-Saxons. Furthermore, Latin became the language of the services and of ecclesiastical learning in England.. Based on English and Its Historical Development. (n. d. ). Retrieved October 17, 2011, from English and Its Historical Development web site: http://wordinfo. nfo/unit/4221? letter=E&spage=, Schools were established in most of the monasteries and larger churches. Some of these became famous through the possession of great teachers and from them trained men went out to set up other schools at other centers. Moreover, the church became the carrier of Roman civilization influenced the course of English life in many directions as there are rich in embroidery,